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Newspaper article, Night for youths, All-Day workshop head many events, Las Vegas Sun, February 9, 1965

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1965-02-09

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Newspaper article featuring information about the Negro National History Week events taking place in schools and churches in February 1965.

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    ohr000834. UNLV Libraries Collection of Regional History Files, approximately 1855-2020. MS-00547. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1vm45s2p

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    Night for Youths, All-Day Workshop Head Many Events A week-long Negro National History Week celebration continues tomorrow with a special youth night program beginning at 8 p.m., in Bethel Baptist Church. The week's events are dedicated to acknowledgment of the Negro's contribution to American culture. Tomorrow's program, hosted by Shirley Watkins, will include selections by groups of children six through nine years of age, nine through 12 years, the sixth grade students at Madison School, and junior and senior high school students. PRESENT PLAY As a special attraction, the fifth grade students at Matt Kelly will present "The Creation." An all-day workshop in various parts of the Negro community will serve to touch on virtually every aspect of contribution from the military to entertainment. Deek Watson, one of the original Inkspots, will discuss the Negro in entertainment and a number of other civic leaders will talk on sports, education and culture. Girl Scouts led by M. C. Daniels will present a dance program and a play, "The Fisherman," will also be part of the day's events. Other students will present pageants and musical tributes to Negro progress. Later in the week, a program entitled "Who's Who in Negro America," will be held in Second Baptist Church. Mrs. Margaret Simmions will perform the introductions at the program set for Friday. Pianist Cecelia Mason will play, "Lift Every Voice ar.d Sing." Presenting the history will be Mrs. Myrtle Banks, "The Negro From 1619-1775;" Hubert Fre;man, "The Negro From 1775-1900;" and Margaret Simmions, 'The Negro From 1900 to the Present." The Rev. V. C. Coleman, pastor of the church, will make the closing remarks and deliver lit* benediction. There will be another workshop on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at Kit Carson School. Participating will be a Girl Scout troop, Mrs. Ida Green,.the Rev. Leo Johnson, Johnny Crockett, Miss Viola H. Walton, attorney Earl White and Miss Villa H. Walton. NEGRO MUSIC THEME "The Negro and Music" will be the theme of a special program Sunday at 3 p.m. in Kit Carson School. Joe Robinson will tell about "The Elks in the Freedom Fight." The Happy Times Glee Club will sing. Grace McGen will discuss the Negro contributions to popular music. The girl club will present a dance and the choir of Zion Methodist Church will sing several selections. Elsie Sellers will present a paper on Negro spirituals. Closing this, week's sessions will be the singing of "We Shall Overcome," a song that has been identified with the Negro freedom movement of the 1960's.